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Roman general in red cloak gestures toward a kneeling woman in blue as soldiers and onlookers watch in a classical setting.

The Continence of Scipio

A Roman commander in a red cloak and polished armor extends his hand toward a kneeling woman in a blue drape and a wreath, while a seated young man in green looks on. An older man in yellow robes stands at right beside a classical colonnade, and soldiers with helmets and spears crowd the left.

Artist
Sebastiano Ricci
Date
c. 1706
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1309 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1711).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Preston O. Morton Memorial Fund

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